Toward the last American vanguard, 1930-1955. Introduction : the avant garde and the culture of the future
The communist party, modernism, and the avant garde
The American avant garde, 1945-1960. Alienation
The end of the avant garde, 1950-1965. The cold war, cultural radicalism, and the defense of capitalism
Institutional enthrallment
Consumer culture commodification
The end of the avant garde, 1965-1995. The convention of innovation and the end of the future.
